Hyten: Deterrence in space means no war will be fought there

Space capabilities have created a revolution in military affairs, an environment in which information is key to the battlespace and deterrence means war will never be fought in space, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said this week at Stanford University in California. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten spoke at the university's Center for Security and Cooperation on Stratcom's perspectives on 21st century deterrence in space. In the audience were Stanford faculty, postgraduate national security students, grad students and some undergrads, and retired government policymakers and national laboratory scientists. Hyten was nominated for reassignment to head Stratcom in September 2016. He commanded Air Force Space Command from 2014 to 2016. "I have two jobs as commander of Strategic Command," he said. Job No. 1 is defending America against all threats, Hyten explained, and jo...